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 1831 - 1890 (58 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. |  Felix Ezell Smith, Sr was born on 10 Aug 1831 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA (son of Reverend William Stark Smith, Jr and Nancy A Rowntree); died on 11 Mar 1890 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1890 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Baptist Minister
- Residence: 1850, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; District 2
- Relocated: 1851, Travis, Texas, USA; Located near Bluff Springs
- Residence: 1860, Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 4
- Military Service: Between 1863 and 1865, Texas, USA; Lt Smith of Capt WHD Carrington's Co Calvary near Rio Grande
- Residence: 1870, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 5
- Occupation: Between 1874 and 1876, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; 14th State Assembly Member
- Occupation: Between 1879 and 1881, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; 16th State Assembly Member
- Residence: 1880, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 6
- Fact 1: 1883, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; Visited by Rufus Alonzo Parks
- Occupation: Between 1883 and 1887, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; 19th State Assembly Member
- Occupation: 1889, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; 21st State Assembly Member
Notes:
Member of TX Legislature, farmer. Lived near Bluff Springs, TX, 7 mi south of Austin. Served in confederate side, Civil War Mississippi Dept. During legislature introduced bill to build Austin capitol building. Owned much farm acreage (2000 Acres), prominent Mason.
Buried:
Family Cemetery
Felix married Mary Sophronia Mann on 23 Oct 1856 in Franklin, Tennessee, USA. Mary (daughter of Matthew Robinson Mann, Sr and Elizabeth M Turner) was born on 18 Apr 1838 in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; died on 24 Nov 1916 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried in 1916 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Elizabeth Betty Alma Smith was born on 20 Aug 1857 in Travis County, Texas, USA; died on 1 Apr 1926 in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried on 2 Apr 1926 in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, USA.
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Generation: 2
| 2. |  Reverend William Stark Smith, Jr was born on 9 Mar 1797 in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA (son of William Stark Smith, Sr and Mary Smith); died on 1 Jan 1876 in Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1876 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Family Search ID: L4Q4-2DW
- Occupation: Baptist Minister
- Will: 1828, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; Mentioned as sharing land with Thomas Rowntree in his will
- Will: 1830, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; Mentioned in Father's Will
- Residence: 1850, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; District 2
- Relocated: 1851, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; fm TN
- Occupation: 1853, Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA; Postmaster
- Residence: 1860, Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 2
- Residence: 1870, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 5
Notes:
Friend of Andrew Jackson. See "The Lone Star State" p 261, published Lewis Publishing Chicago 1893. Biographical history of several TX counties.
Buried:
Smith -Medearis Cemetery
Died:
Onion Creek
William married Nancy A Rowntree on 27 Oct 1827 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA. Nancy (daughter of Thomas Hart Rowntree and Mary Gilbert) was born on 22 Apr 1813 in Tennessee, USA; died on 29 Apr 1876 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1876 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 3. | Nancy A Rowntree was born on 22 Apr 1813 in Tennessee, USA (daughter of Thomas Hart Rowntree and Mary Gilbert); died on 29 Apr 1876 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1876 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: 06-00014-02
- Fact 1: 1828, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; Mentioned in Father's will
- Residence: 1850, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; District 2
- Relocated: 1851, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
- Residence: 1860, Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 2
- Residence: 1870, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 5
- Will: 9 Mar 1876, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; LW&T
Notes:
6 other children. 2 sons planters in Travis CO. Four daughters, all married to men of high standing.
Buried:
Smith -Medearis Cemetery
Children:
- 1. Felix Ezell Smith, Sr was born on 10 Aug 1831 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; died on 11 Mar 1890 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1890 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA.
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Generation: 3
| 4. | William Stark Smith, Sr was born on 15 Sep 1756 in Essex, Virginia, USA (son of John Smith and Mary Starke); died before 2 Jan 1830 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- DAR Number: A106136
- Fact 1: 3 sons and 6 daughters; all born in North Carolina
- Military: Between 1776 and 1778, Virginia, USA; 7th Virginia Regiment; Wounded at Brandywine Creek
- Relocated: 1783, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA; From Virginia shortly after marriage
- Relocated: 1817, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
- Will: 1830, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; LW&T
Notes:
3 sons, 6 daughters. Native of Virginia
William married Mary Smith in 1783 in Virginia, USA. Mary was born in 1760 in Virginia, USA; died in 1824 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 5. | Mary Smith was born in 1760 in Virginia, USA; died in 1824 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Relocated: 1817, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Children:
- Joanna Smith was born in 1793 in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA; died about 1870 in Collin County, Texas, USA; was buried about 1870 in Forest Grove, Collin, Texas, USA.
- 2. Reverend William Stark Smith, Jr was born on 9 Mar 1797 in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA; died on 1 Jan 1876 in Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1876 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA.
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| 6. | Thomas Hart Rowntree was born on 27 Mar 1778 in Fairforest, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA (son of Richardson Rountree and Mildred Hart); died on 15 Jul 1828 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1828 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: 06-00009-01
- Reference Number: 07-00027-01
- Relocated: Abt 1810, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; From South Carolina
- Occupation: Between 1810 and 1828, Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA; Operated a Tavern
- Will: 1819, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA; Lists in Father's estate
- Fact 1: 1820, Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA; Help Establish the town
- Residence: 1820, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; Lynchburg, now Moore TN
- Will: 9 Apr 1828, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Notes:
Buried:
Old Bethel Cemetery
Thomas married Mary Gilbert on 11 Mar 1804 in South Carolina, USA. Mary (daughter of James Gilbert) was born on 11 May 1787 in South Carolina, USA; died on 5 Apr 1815 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1815 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 7. | Mary Gilbert was born on 11 May 1787 in South Carolina, USA (daughter of James Gilbert); died on 5 Apr 1815 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1815 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Relocated: Abt 1810, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; From SC
Notes:
Buried:
Old Bethel Cemetery
Children:
- Catherine C Rowntree was born on 10 Jun 1803 in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA; died on 10 Jun 1867 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1867 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA.
- James Lewis Rowntree, Sr was born on 1 Feb 1806 in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA; died on 13 Apr 1888 in Burnet County, Texas, USA; was buried in 1888 in Burnet County, Texas, USA.
- Mildred Rowntree was born on 19 Sep 1809 in Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; died in 1827 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA.
- Elizabeth Betsy Rowntree was born on 6 Apr 1811 in Tennessee, USA; died before 1850 in Tennessee, USA.
- 3. Nancy A Rowntree was born on 22 Apr 1813 in Tennessee, USA; died on 29 Apr 1876 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1876 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA.
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Generation: 4
| 9. | Mary Starke was born in 1727 in Stafford, Virginia, USA (daughter of James Starke and Elizabeth Thornton). Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: 08-00050--2
- Will: 2 Sep 1753, Stafford, Virginia, USA; Mentioned in father's will
Children:
- 4. William Stark Smith, Sr was born on 15 Sep 1756 in Essex, Virginia, USA; died before 2 Jan 1830 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA.
- James Smith was born on 16 Feb 1758 in Essex, Virginia, USA; died on 3 Feb 1823 in Granville, North Carolina, USA.
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| 12. | Richardson Rountree was born in 1745 in Goochland, Virginia, USA (son of William Rountree, Sr and Dorcas Dudley); died on 20 Mar 1819 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- DAR Number: A098859
- Religion: Union County, South Carolina, USA; Baptist; Active in Fairforest Baptist Church
- Will: 1 Oct 1765, Goochland, Virginia, USA; Mentioned in Father's Will
- Residence: 1779, South Carolina, USA; Ninety-Sixth District
- Residence: 1780, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
- Military: 1790, Union County, South Carolina, USA; Captain in SC MIlitia; More info on capture see DAR application
- Residence: 1790, Union County, South Carolina, USA; District 96
- Land: 1 Jan 1794, South Carolina, USA; Sold Land 100 Acres
- Residence: 1800, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
- Land: 15 Mar 1805, South Carolina, USA; Sold 400 Acres
- Residence: 1810, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
- Military Service: 1812, USA
- Probate: 13 Apr 1819, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
- Will: 20 Apr 1819, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA; Intestate, settlement of estate
Notes:
Probably had 18 children (see Memoirs of Georgia) maybe two wives; 12 children living at time of his death (per settlement of his estate)
Birth:
Blisland Parish, New Kent, VA; maybe 1735
Richardson married Mildred Hart in 1775 in Nash, North Carolina, USA. Mildred (daughter of Benjamin Hart and Anne Jernigan) was born on 20 Nov 1752 in South Carolina, USA; died on 18 Jan 1816 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 13. | Mildred Hart was born on 20 Nov 1752 in South Carolina, USA (daughter of Benjamin Hart and Anne Jernigan); died on 18 Jan 1816 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA. Notes:
Died:
Mountain Creek
Children:
- Mildred Mariah Rowntree was born on 8 Mar 1778 in Union County, South Carolina, USA; died on 15 Nov 1854 in Harris, Georgia, USA.
- 6. Thomas Hart Rowntree was born on 27 Mar 1778 in Fairforest, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA; died on 15 Jul 1828 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1828 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA.
- Martha "Patsy" Rountree was born on 6 Oct 1783 in Union County, South Carolina, USA; died on 30 Jun 1863 in Putnam, Georgia, USA.
- Sarah Clara Rowntree was born in 1784 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA; died in 1877 in Jasper, Georgia, USA.
- Isabella ("Gabel") Rowntree was born on 16 May 1785 in Union County, South Carolina, USA; died on 21 Jul 1841 in Putnam, Georgia, USA.
- Mildred Rowntree was born in 1787 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA; died after 1850 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA.
- Daniel Rountree was born on 3 Feb 1791 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA; died in Jan 1871 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA; was buried in 1871 in McCormick, South Carolina, USA.
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| 14. | James Gilbert was born about 1765. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: 07-00019-01
- Reference Number: 08-00055-01
Children:
- 7. Mary Gilbert was born on 11 May 1787 in South Carolina, USA; died on 5 Apr 1815 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1815 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA.
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